English-Thai Dictionary
walk
N การ เดินทาง โดย ทางเท้า kan-doen-tang-doi-tang-tao
walk
N การ เหยาะย่าง ของ ม้า kan-yor-yang-kong-ma
walk
N ช่วงเวลา ที่ เดินทาง ด้วย เท้า chung-tang-ti-doen-tang-duai-tao
walk
N ท่วงท่า ใน การ เดิน gait tung-ta-nai-kan-doen
walk
N ระยะทาง ที่ เดินทาง ด้วย เท้า ra-ya-tang-ti-doen-tang-duai-tao
walk
VI ประท้วง ด้วย การ เดิน (คำ ไม่เป็นทางการ pra-tung-duai-kan-doen
walk
VI หาย ไป (คำ ไม่เป็นทางการ ถูก ขโมย ไป hai-pai
walk
VI เดิน ก้าวเดิน pace pad toddle doen
walk
VI ได้รับ การปล่อยตัว จาก คุก (คำ สแลง ได้รับ การ พิจารณา ว่า บริสุทธิ์ dai-rab-kan-plod-ploi-jak-kuk
walk
VT ช่วย ให้ เดิน พยุง ให้ เดิน chue-hai-doen
walk
VT ท่องเที่ยว ไป ด้วย การ เดินเท้า เดินทาง ด้วย เท้า tong-tiao-pai-duai-kan-doen-tang
walk
VT พา สัตว์เลี้ยง ไป ออกกำลัง ด้วย การ เดิน pa-sad-liang-pai-ook-kam-lang-kai
walk
VT วัด ความ ยาว ด้วย จำนวน ก้าว wad-kwam-yao-duai-jam-nuan-kao
walk
VT เคลื่อนย้าย วัตถุ ขนาดใหญ่ ใน ลักษณะ คล้าย การ เดิน kluan-yai-wad-tu-ka-nad-yai-nai-lak-sa-kai-kan-doen
walk through
PHRV ฝึกซ้อม คิว การ เดิน (ก่อน พูด บท fuek-som-kil-kan-doen-tang
walk through
PHRV สอบผ่าน ได้ ง่าย breeze through sob-pan-dai-ngai
walk through
PHRV เดินผ่าน doen-pan
walk together
PHRV เดิน ไป ด้วยกัน เดิน ร่วมทาง กัน doen-pai-duai-kan
walk together
PHRV เห็นพ้อง กัน hen-pong-kan
walk a tightrope
IDM อยู่ ใน สถานะ การณ์ ที่ ต้อง ระวังตัว yu-nai-sa-ta-na-kan-ti-tong-ra-mad-ra-wang-tua
walk about / around
PHRV เดินเที่ยว ไป doen-tiao-pai
walk ahead
PHRV เดิน นำหน้า เดิน ล่วงหน้า ไป doen-nam-na
walk all over someone
IDM ปฏิบัติ ไม่ดี กับ คนอื่น ไม่ นึกถึง คนอื่น pa-ti-bud-mai-de-kab-kon-uen
walk around
PHRV เดิน เข้าไป (โดย ไร้ ทิศทาง walk about doen-kao-pai
walk away
PHRV เดิน จากไป walk off doen-jak-pai
walk away from
PHRV ทำให้ พ่ายแพ้ (โดยไม่ยาก (คำ ไม่เป็นทางการ วิ่ง ได้ เร็ว กว่า (เช่น ม้า tam-hai-pai-pare
walk away from
PHRV ออกจาก (อุบัติเหตุ โดย ไม่เป็นอันตราย ook-jak
walk away from
PHRV เดิน ไป จาก doen-jak-pai
walk away with
PHRV ขโมย (คำ ไม่เป็นทางการ make of with ka-moi
walk away with
PHRV เดิน จากไป กับ walk off with doen-jak-pai-kab
walk away with
PHRV เอาชนะ ได้ ง่าย (คำ ไม่เป็นทางการ run away with walk off with aol-cha-na-dai-ngai
walk back
PHRV พา (บางคน กลับบ้าน (ด้วย การ เดิน pa-kab-ban
walk back
PHRV เดิน กลับ doen-kab
walk in
PHRV เข้ามา โดย ไม่ ได้รับอนุญาต kao-ma-doi-mai-dai-rab-ar-nu-yad
walk in
PHRV เดิน เข้ามา doen-kao-ma
walk in
PHRV ได้ งาน มา ง่าย (ทั้งที่ มี การแข่งขัน สูง dai-ngan-ma-ngai
walk into
PHRV กิน อย่าง ตะกละ กิน อย่าง มูมมาม tuck into kin-yang-ta-ka-ta-kam
walk into
PHRV ดุด่า เสียงดัง tell off du-da-siang-dang
walk into
PHRV พบ ปัญหา (เพราะ ประมาท pob-pan-ha
walk into
PHRV เข้ามา โดย ไม่ ได้รับอนุญาต kao-ma-doi-mai-dai-rab-ar-nu-yad
walk into
PHRV เดิน ชน doen-chon
walk into
PHRV เดิน เข้ามา doen-kao-ma
walk into
PHRV โจมตี จู่โจม (อย่าง ไม่ กลัว jom-te
walk into
PHRV ได้ งาน มา อย่าง ดาย dai-ngan-ma-yang-dai
walk it
IDM ชนะ ได้ อย่างง่ายดาย สำเร็จ ได้ ง่ายๆ cha-na-yang-dai-ngai
walk off
PHRV ทำให้ เหนื่อย มาก จาก การ เดินทางไกล สามารถ เดิน ไกล ได้ มากขึ้น tam-hai-nuai-mak-jak-kan-doen-tang
walk off
PHRV เดิน จากไป ทันที walk away doen-jak-pai-tan-te
walk off
PHRV เดิน เพื่อ ทำให้ (บางสิ่ง ลดลง doen-puea-tam-hai
walk off with
PHRV ขโมย (คำ ไม่เป็นทางการ make off with ka-moi
walk off with
PHRV เดิน ออก ไป กับ walk away with doen-ook-pai-kab
walk off with
PHRV เอาชนะ ได้ ง่าย run away with walk away with waltz off with aol-cha-na-dai-ngai
walk on
PHRV เดิน ต่อไป doen-tor-pai
walk on
PHRV เดิน บน doen-bon
walk on
PHRV เดิน ประกอบ ฉาก doen-pra-kob-chak
walk on
PHRV เหยียบย่ำ ทับถม step on trample on tread on walk over yiab-yam
walk on air
IDM มีความสุข มากๆ me-kwam-suk-mak-mak
walk on eggs
IDM ต้อง ระมัดระวัง ตัว อย่างมาก tong-ra-mad-ra-wang-tua-yang-mak
walk on eggs
SL ระมัดระวัง มาก รอบคอบ มาก walk on thin ice ra-mad-ra-wang-mak
walk on eggshells
IDM ระมัดระวัง อย่างมาก ra-mad-ra-wang-yang-mak
walk on thin ice
SL ระมัดระวัง มาก รอบคอบ มาก walk on eggs ra-mad-ra-wang-mak
walk out
PHRV เดิน ออก เพื่อ ประท้วง เดิน ออก เพื่อ คัดค้าน doen-ook-puea-pra-tung
walk out
PHRV เดิน ออก ไป ข้างนอก doen-ook-pai-kang-nok
walk out
PHRV ไม่ยอม ทำงาน ประท้วง หยุดงาน bring out mai-yom-tam-ngan
walk out on
PHRV คัดค้าน ด้วย การ เดิน ออก kad-kan-duai-kan-doen-ook
walk out on
PHRV ละทิ้ง ทอดทิ้ง run out on la-ting
walk out on
PHRV ไม่รับผิดชอบ run out on mai-rab-pid-chob
walk over
PHRV เดิน นำ ไป ยัง เดิน นำทาง ไป สู่ walk round doen-nam-pai-yang
walk over
PHRV เดิน ไป ยัง walk round doen-pai-yang
walk over
PHRV เอาชนะ ได้ ง่าย ได้ ชัยชนะ มา ง่ายดาย aol-cha-na-dai-ngai
walk over
PHRV ไม่เชื่อฟัง ขัดขืน trample on tread on walk on mai-chue-fang
walk round
PHRV พา เดิน ไป ยัง พา ไป ยัง walk over pa-doen-pai-yang
walk round
PHRV เดิน ไป ยัง walk over doen-pai-yang
walk tall
SL ภาคภูมิใจ ใน ความสำเร็จ ภูมิใจ ใน ตัวเอง pak-puam-jai-nai-kwam-sam-led
walk the floor
IDM เดิน ไปมา ด้วย ความกังวลใจ doen-pai-ma-duai-kwam-kang-won-jai
walk together
PHRV เดิน ไป ด้วยกัน เดิน ร่วมกัน doen-pai-duai-kan
walk together
PHRV เห็นพ้อง กัน hen-pong-kan
walk up
PHRV เดิน ขึ้นไป doen-kuan-pai
walk up
PHRV เดิน เข้ามา เร่ เข้ามา เชิญ เข้ามา doen-kao-ma
walk with
PHRV เดิน ไป กับ doen-pai-kab
walk with God
PHRV นับถือ พระเจ้า เชื่อ ใน พระผู้เป็นเจ้า ศรัทธา พระเจ้า nab-tue-pae-jao
walk-in
ADJ ซึ่ง ตั้งอยู่ ริมถนน ซึ่ง อยู่ ริมถนน sueng-tang-yu-rim-tang
walk-in
ADJ ที่ กว้าง หรือ ใหญ่ พอที่ จะ เข้าไป ได้ ti-kwang-yai-por-ja-kao-pai-dai
walk-in
N ชัยชนะ ที่ ได้มา อย่างง่ายดาย chai-cha-na-ti-dai-ma-yang-ngai-dai
walk-in
N ลูกค้า หรือ ผู้ใช้บริการ ที่มา โดย ไม่ได้ นัดหมาย ล่วงหน้า (คำ ไม่เป็นทางการ luk-ka-rue-phu-chai-bo-ri-kan-ti-ma-doi-nad-mai
walk-in
N ห้องเย็น hong-yen
walk-in
SL ลูกค้า (ที่ เดินผ่าน ไปมา luk-ka
walk-on
N ตัวแสดง ประกอบ ใน ภาพยนตร์ หรือ ละคร actor tua-sa-dang-ti-pra-kob-nai-pi-te
walk-up
N อาคาร หลาย ชั้น ที่ ไม่มี ลิฟต์ (คำ ไม่เป็นทางการ apartment ar-kan-lai-chan-ti-mai-me-lif
walkability
N ความสามารถ เดิน ได้ kwam-sa-mad-doen-dai
walkable
ADJ ซึ่ง สามารถ เดิน ได้ sueng-sa-mad-doen-dai
walkabout
N การ เดินทาง ด้วย การ เดิน (คำ ไม่เป็นทางการ kan-doen-tang-duia-kan-doen-tao
walkabout
N การ เดินทาง ใน ป่า ของ ชน เผ่า อะบอริจิ้น ใน ออสเตรเลีย kan-doen-tang-nai-pa-kong-pao-ar-bo-ri-jin
walkabout
N การ เดิน ไป ท่ามกลาง ฝูงชน ของ บุคคล สำคัญ หรือ มีชื่อเสียง kan-doen-pai-tam-klang-fung-chon
walkathon
N การแข่งขัน เดิน ทน kan-kang-kan-doen-ton
walkaway
N การชนะ อย่างง่ายดาย (คำ สแลง การ พิชิต ได้ อย่างง่ายดาย kan-cha-na-yang-ngaidai
walkaway
N สิ่ง ที่ ทำให้ สำเร็จ ได้ โดยง่าย (คำ ไม่เป็นทางการ sing-ti-tam-hai-sam-red-doi-ngai
walker
N ผู้ เดินเท้า pedestrain rover roamer passerby phu-doen-tao
walker
N ิ อุปกรณ์ ช่วย เดิน u-pa-kon-chue-doen
walker
N โครง มี ล้อ สำหรับ เด็ก หัด เดิน โครง ตั้ง สำหรับ เด็ก หัด เดิน krong-me-lor-sam-lab-dek-had-doen
walkie-talkie
N เครื่องรับ ส่งวิทยุ มือถือ field radio two-way radio krueng-rab-song-wid-ta-yu-mue-tue
walking
ADJ ซึ่ง สามารถ เดิน ได้ on foot afoot strolling rambling sueng-sa-mad-doen-dai
walking beam
N คาน ไม้ หรื อโลหะ ที่ ใช้ ช่วย ใน การ เดิน kan-mai-rue-lo-ha-ti-chai-nai-kan-doen
walking dandruff
SL หมัด เหา mad
walking stick
N ไม้เท้า cane staff stick mai-tao
walkout
N การ หยุดงาน เพื่อ ประท้วง strike kan-yud-ngan-puea-pra-tung
walkout
N การ เดิน ออก ไป เพื่อ แสดง ความ ไม่เห็นด้วย การ เดิน ออกจาก ที่ประชุม เพื่อ ประท้วง kan-doen-ook-pai-puea-sa-dang-ook-mai-hen-duai
walkover
N การแข่งม้า ที่ มี ม้า เข้า แข่ง เพียง ตัว เดียว walk-in kan-kang-ma-ti-me-ma-kao-kang-tua-diao
walkover
N ชัยชนะ ที่ ได้มา โดยง่าย (คำ ไม่เป็นทางการ chai-cha-na-ti-dai-ma-doi-ngai
walkover
SL ชัยชนะ ที่ ได้มา อย่างง่ายดาย (กีฬา chai-cha-na-ti-dai-ma-yang-ngai-dai
walkway
N ทางเดินเท้า ทางเท้า footpath pavement sidewalk tang-doen-tao
walky-talky
N เครื่องรับ ส่งวิทยุ มือถือ walkie-talkie krueng-rab-song-wid-ta-yu
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
WALK
v.i.[G., to full, to felt hats; a fuller; to stir, to be agitated, to rove, to travel, to wander, to roll. Our ancestors appropriated the verb to moving on the feet, and the word is peculiarly expressive of that rolling or wagging motion which marks the walk of clownish people. ] 1. To move slowly on the feet; to step slowly along; to advance by steps moderately repeated; as animals. Walking in men differs from running only in the rapidity and length of the steps; but in quadrupeds, the motion or order of the feet is sometimes changed.
At the end of twelve months, he walked in the palace of the kingdom of Babylon. Daniel 4:29.
When Peter had come down out of the ship, he walked on the water, to go to Jesus. Matthew 14:29.
2. To move or go on the feet for exercise or amusement. Hundreds of students daily walk on Downing terrace in Cambridge.
3. To appear, as a specter.
The spirits of the dead may walk again.
4. To act on any occasion.
Do you think Id walk in any plot?
5. To be in motion, as a clamorous tongue.
Her tongue did walk in foul reproach.
6. To act or move on the feet in sleep.
When was it she last walkd? [But this is unusual. When we speak of noctambulation, we say, to walk in sleep. ]
7. To range; to be stirring.
Affairs that walk, as they say spirits do at midnight. [Unusual. ]
8. To move off; to depart.
When he comes forth he will make their cows and garrans walk. [Not elegant. ]
9. In Scripture, to live and act or behave; to pursue a particular course of life.
To walk with God, to live in obedience to his commands, and have communion with him. Genesis 5:24.
To walk in darkness, to live in ignorance, error and sin, without comfort. 1 John 1:6.
To walk in the light, to live in the practice of religion, and to enjoy its consolations. 1 John 1:7.
To walk by faith, to live in the firm belief of the gospel and its promises, and to rely on Christ for salvation. 2 Corinthians 5:7.
To walk through the fire, to be exercised with severe afflictions. Isaiah 43:2.
To walk after the flesh, to indulge sensual appetites, and to live in sin. Romans 8:1.
To walk after the Spirit, to be guided by the counsels and influences of the Spirit and by the word of God, and to live a life of holy deportment.
To walk in the flesh, to live this natural life, which is subject to infirmities and calamities. 2 Corinthians 1 :3.
To walk in, to enter, as a house. Walk in, gentlemen.
WALK
v.t.wauk. 1. To pass through or upon; as, to walk the streets. [This is elliptical for to walk in or through the street. ]
2. To cause to walk or step slowly; to lead, drive or ride with a slow pace. He found the road so bad he was obliged to walk his horse. The coachman walked his horses from Woodbridge to Princeton.
WALK
n.Wauk. 1. The act of walking; the act of moving on the feet with a slow pace.
2. The act of walking for air or exercise; as a morning walk; an evening walk.
3. Manner of walking; gait; step. We often know a person in a distant apartment by his walk.
4. Length of way or circuit through which one walks; or a place for walking; as a long walk; a short walk. The gardens of the Tuilerie and of the Luxemburgh are very pleasant walks.
5. An avenue set with trees.
6. Way; road; range; place of wandering.
The mountains are his walks.
The starry walks above.
7. Region; space.
He opened a boundless walk for his imagination.
8. Course of life or pursuit. This is not within the walk of the historian.
9. The slowest pace of a horse, ox or other quadruped.
1 . A fish. [A mistake for whelk. ]
11. In the West Indies, a plantation of canes, etc.
A sheep walk, so called, is high and dry land where sheep pasture.
WALKABLE
a.Waukable. Fit to be walked on. [Not much used. ]
WALKER
n.Wauker. 1. One who walks.
2. In our mother tongue, a fuller.
3. In law, a forest officer appointed to walk over a certain space for inspection; a forester.
4. One who deports himself in a particular manner.
5. A fulling-mill. [Not in use or local. ]
WALKING
ppr. Wauking. Moving on the legs with a slow pace; moving; conducting ones self.
WALKING
n.Wauking. The act of moving on the feet with a slow pace.
WALKING-STAFF, WALKING-STICK
n.A staff or stick carried in the hand for support or amusement in walking.
WALK-MILL
n.Wauk-mill. A fulling mill. [Local. ]
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
WALK
Walk (wask ), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Walked; p. pr. & vb. n. Walking. ]Etym: [OE. walken, probably from AS. wealcan to roll, turn, revolve, akin to D. walken to felt hats, to work a hat, G. walken to full, OHG. walchan to beat, to full, Icel. valka to roll, to stamp, Sw. valka to full, to roll, Dan. valke to full; cf. Skr. valg to spring; but cf. also AS. weallian to roam, ramble, G. wallen. sq. root13 .]
1. To move along on foot; to advance by steps; to go on at a moderate pace; specifically, of two-legged creatures, to proceed at a slower or faster rate, but without running, or lifting one foot entirely before the other touches the ground. At the end of twelve months, he walked in the palace of the kingdom of Babylon. Dan. iv. 29. When Peter was come down out of the ship, he walked on the water, to go to Jesus. Matt. xiv. 29.
Note: In the walk of quadrupeds, there are always two, and for a brief space there are three, feet on the ground at once, but never four.
2. To move or go on the feet for exercise or amusement; to take one's exercise; to ramble.
3. To be stirring; to be abroad; to go restlessly about; -- said of things or persons expected to remain quiet, as a sleeping person, or the spirit of a dead person; to go about as a somnambulist or a specter. I have heard, but not believed, the spirits of the dead May walk again. Shak. When was it she last walked Shak.
4. To be in motion; to act; to move; to wag. [Obs. ] "Her tongue did walk in foul reproach. " Spenser. Do you think I'd walk in any plot B. Jonson. I heard a pen walking in the chimney behind the cloth. Latimer.
5. To behave; to pursue a course of life; to conduct one's self. We walk perversely with God, and he will walk crookedly toward us. Jer. Taylor.
6. To move off; to depart. [Obs. or Colloq. ] He will make their cows and garrans to walk. Spenser. To walk in, to go in; to enter, as into a house. -- To walk after the flesh (Script. ), to indulge sensual appetites,and to live in sin. Rom. viii. 1. -- To walk after the Spirit (Script. ), to be guided by the counsels and influences of the Spirit, and by the word of God. Rom. viii. 1. -- To walk by faith (Script. ), to live in the firm belief of the gospel and its promises, and to rely on Christ for salvation. 2 Cor. v. 7. -- To walk in darkness (Script. ), to live in ignorance, error, and sin. 1 John i. 6. -- To walk in the flesh (Script. ), to live this natural life, which is subject to infirmities and calamities. 2 Cor. x. 3. -- To walk in the light (Script. ), to live in the practice of religion, and to enjoy its consolations. 1 John i. 7. -- To walk over, in racing, to go over a course at a walk; -- said of a horse when there is no other entry; hence, colloquially, to gain an easy victory in any contest. -- To walk through the fire (Script. ), to be exercised with severe afflictions. Isa. xliii. 2. -- To walk with God (Script. ), to live in obedience to his commands, and have communion with him.
WALK
WALK Walk, v. t.
1. To pass through, over, or upon; to traverse; to perambulate; as, to walk the streets. As we walk our earthly round. Keble.
2. To cause to walk; to lead, drive, or ride with a slow pace; as to walk one's horses. " I will rather trust. .. a thief to walk my ambling gelding. " Shak.
3. Etym: [AS. wealcan to roll. See Walk to move on foot. ]
Defn: To subject, as cloth or yarn, to the fulling process; to full. [Obs. or Scot. ] To walk the plank, to walk off the plank into the water and be drowned; -- an expression derived from the practice of pirates who extended a plank from the side of a ship, and compelled those whom they would drown to walk off into the water; figuratively, to vacate an office by compulsion. Bartlett.
WALK
WALK Walk, n.
1. The act of walking, or moving on the feet with a slow pace; advance without running or leaping.
2. The act of walking for recreation or exercise; as, a morning walk; an evening walk.
3. Manner of walking; gait; step; as, we often know a person at a distance by his walk.
4. That in or through which one walks; place or distance walked over; a place for walking; a path or avenue prepared for foot passengers, or for taking air and exercise; way; road; hence, a place or region in which animals may graze; place of wandering; range; as, a sheep walk. A woody mountain. .. with goodliest trees Planted, with walks and bowers. Milton. He had walk for a hundred sheep. Latimer. Amid the sound of steps that beat The murmuring walks like rain. Bryant.
5. A frequented track; habitual place of action; sphere; as, the walk of the historian. The mountains are his walks. Sandys. He opened a boundless walk for his imagination. Pope.
6. Conduct; course of action; behavior.
7. The route or district regularly served by a vender; as, a milkman's walk. [Eng. ]
WALKABLE
WALKABLE Walk "a *ble, a.
Defn: Fit to be walked on; capable of being walked on or over. [R.] Swift.
WALKER
WALKER Walk "er, n.
1. One who walks; a pedestrian.
2. That with which one walks; a foot. [Obs. ] Lame Mulciber, his walkers quite misgrown. Chapman.
3. (Law )
Defn: A forest officer appointed to walk over a certain space for inspection; a forester.
4. Etym: [AS. wealcere. See Walk, v. t., 3.]
Defn: A fuller of cloth. [Obs. or Prov. Eng. & Scot. ] She cursed the weaver and the walker The cloth that had wrought. Percy's Reliques.
5. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any ambulatorial orthopterous insect, as a stick insect.
WALKING
WALKING Walk "ing,
Defn: a. & n. from Walk, v. Walking beam. See Beam, 1 . -- Walking crane, a kind of traveling crane. See under Crane. -- Walking fern. (Bot. ) See Walking leaf, below. -- Walking fish (Zoöl.), any one of numerous species of Asiatic fishes of the genus Ophiocephalus, some of which, as O. marulius, become over four feet long. They have a special cavity over the gills lined with a membrane adapted to retain moisture to aid in respiration, and are thus able to travel considerable distances over the land at night, whence the name. They construct a curious nest for their young. Called also langya. -- Walking gentleman (Theater ), an actor who usually fills subordinate parts which require a gentlemanly appearance but few words. [Cant ] -- Walking lady (Theater ), an actress who usually fills such parts as require only a ladylike appearance on the stage. [Cant ] -- Walking leaf. (a ) (Bot. ) A little American fern (Camptosorus rhizophyllus ); -- so called because the fronds taper into slender prolongations which often root at the apex, thus producing new plants. (b ) (Zoöl.) A leaf insect. See under Leaf. -- Walking papers, or Walking ticket, an order to leave; dismissal, as from office. [Colloq. ] Bartlett. -- Walking stick. (a ) A stick or staff carried in the hand for hand for support or amusement when walking; a cane. (b ) (Zoöl.) A stick insect; -- called also walking straw. See Illust. of Stick insect, under Stick. -- Walking wheel (Mach. ), a prime mover consisting of a wheel driven by the weight of men or animals walking either in it or on it; a treadwheel.
WALK-MILL
Walk "-mill `, n. Etym: [Walk to Walking Leaf, or full + mill. ]
Defn: A fulling mill. [Prov. Eng. ] Halliwell.
WALK-OVER
WALK-OVER Walk "-o `ver, n.
Defn: In racing, the going over a course by a horse which has no competitor for the prize; hence, colloquially, a one-sided contest; an uncontested, or an easy, victory.
WALKYR
Wal "kyr, n. (Scand. Myth. )
Defn: See Valkyria.
New American Oxford Dictionary
walk
walk |wôk wɔk | ▶verb 1 [ no obj. ] move at a regular and fairly slow pace by lifting and setting down each foot in turn, never having both feet off the ground at once: I walked across the lawn | she turned and walked a few paces. • use similar movements but of a different part of one's body or a support: he could walk on his hands, carrying a plate on one foot. • go on foot for recreation and exercise: you can walk in 21,000 acres of mountain and moorland. • [ with obj. ] travel along or over (a route or area ) on foot: the police department has encouraged officers to walk the beat. • (of a quadruped ) proceed with the slowest gait, always having at least two feet on the ground at once. • [ with obj. ] ride (a horse ) at this pace: he walked his horse toward her. • informal abandon or suddenly withdraw from a job, commitment, or situation: they can walk away from the deal | we were expecting the merger with Bell to go through —we didn't expect Bell to walk on the deal. • informal be released from suspicion or from a charge: had any of the others come clean during the trial, he might have walked. • used to suggest that someone has achieved a state or position easily or undeservedly: no one has the right to walk straight into a well-paid job for life. • (of a ghost ) be present and visible: the ghosts of Bannockburn walked abroad. • archaic used to describe the way in which someone lives or behaves: walk humbly with your God. • Baseball be awarded first base after not swinging at four balls pitched outside the strike zone. • [ with obj. ] Baseball allow or enable (a batter ) to do this. • Baseball (of a pitcher ) give a walk with the bases loaded so as to force in (a run ). • Basketball another term for travel ( sense 2 of the verb ). 2 [ with obj. ] cause or enable (someone or something ) to walk or move as though walking: she walked her fingers over the dresses. • guide, accompany, or escort (someone ) on foot: he walked her home to her door. • take (a domestic animal, typically a dog ) out for exercise: a man walking his retriever. • push (a bicycle or motorcycle ) while walking alongside it. ▶noun 1 an act of traveling or an excursion on foot: he was too restless to sleep, so he went out for a walk. • [ in sing. ] used to indicate the time that it will take someone to reach a place on foot or the distance that they must travel: the library is within five minutes' walk. • a route recommended or marked out for recreational walking. • a sidewalk or path. • a part of a forest under one keeper. • chiefly Brit. the round followed by a mail carrier. 2 [ in sing. ] an unhurried rate of movement on foot: they crossed the field at a leisurely walk. • the slowest gait of an animal. • a person's manner of walking: the spring was back in his walk. 3 Baseball an instance of being awarded (or allowing a batter to reach ) first base after not swinging at four balls pitched outside the strike zone. PHRASES walk all over informal treat in a thoughtless, disrespectful, and exploitative manner: they thought they could come in and walk all over us. • defeat easily. walking encyclopedia (also walking dictionary ) informal a person who has an impressive knowledge of facts or words. a walk in the park informal something that is very easy to accomplish: as any director will tell you, doing Shakespeare isn't a walk in the park. walk someone off their feet walk with someone until they are exhausted. walk of life the position within society that someone holds or the part of society to which they belong as a result of their job or social status: the courses attracted people from all walks of life. walk on air see air. walk on eggshells be extremely cautious about one's words or actions. walk the walk (also walk the talk ) informal suit one's actions to one's words. walk the plank see plank. walk the streets 1 walk freely in a town or city. 2 work as a prostitute. walk the wards dated gain experience as a clinical medical student. win in a walk win without effort or competition. PHRASAL VERBS walk away easily, casually, or irresponsibly abandon a situation in which one is involved or for which one is responsible. walk away with informal another way of saying walk off with. walk in on enter suddenly or unexpectedly. • intrude on: he was clearly not expecting her to walk in on him just then. walk into informal encounter or become involved in through ignorance or carelessness: I had walked into a situation from which there was no escape. walk off with informal 1 steal. 2 win: the team walked off with a silver medal. walk something off exercise on foot in order to undo the effects of a heavy meal. walk out 1 depart suddenly or angrily. • leave one's job suddenly. • go on strike. • abandon someone or something toward which one has responsibilities: he walked out on his wife. 2 Brit. informal, dated go for walks in courtship: you were walking out with Tom. walk over informal another way of saying walk all over. walk through rehearse (a play or other piece ), reading the lines aloud from a script and performing the actions of the characters. • act or perform in a perfunctory or lackluster manner. walk someone through guide (someone ) carefully through a process: a meeting to walk parents through the complaint process. DERIVATIVES walk a ble |ˈwôkəbəl |adjective ORIGIN Old English wealcan ‘roll, toss, ’ also ‘wander, ’ of Germanic origin. The sense ‘move around, ’ and specifically ‘go around on foot, ’ arose in Middle English.
walkabout
walk a bout |ˈwôkəˌbout ˈwɔkəˌbaʊt | ▶noun Austral. a journey on foot undertaken by an Australian Aboriginal in order to live in the traditional manner. • chiefly Brit. an informal stroll among a crowd conducted by an important visitor. • a walking tour. PHRASES go walkabout (of an Australian Aboriginal ) wander into the bush away from white society in order to live in the traditional manner. • wander around from place to place in a protracted or leisurely way.
walkathon
walk a thon |ˈwôkəˌTHän ˈwɔkəθɑn | ▶noun informal a long-distance walk organized as a fundraising event. ORIGIN 1930s: from walk, on the pattern of marathon .
walker
walk er |ˈwôkər ˈwɔkər | ▶noun a person who walks, esp. for exercise or enjoyment. • a device for helping a baby learn to walk, consisting of a harness set into a frame on wheels. • a frame used by disabled or infirm people for support while walking, typically made of metal tubing with small wheels or rubber-tipped feet.
Walker, Alice
Walk er, Alice |ˈwôkər ˈwɔkər | (1944 –), US writer and critic; full name Alice Malsenior Walker. She wrote the award-winning The Color Purple (1982 ), a story about a black woman rebuilding her life after being raped by her supposed father, which was made into a movie in 1985. She also wrote Possessing the Secret of Joy (1992 ) and By the Light of My Father's Smile (1998 ).
Walker, Jimmy
Walk er, Jimmy |ˈwôkər ˈwɔkər | (1881 –1946 ), US politician; full name James John Walker. He was mayor of New York City 1926 –32 but resigned when his involvement in fraud was exposed.
Walker, John
Walk ¦er |ˈwɔːkə | (b.1952 ), New Zealand athlete. He was the first athlete to run a mile in less than 3 minutes 50 seconds (1975 ).
Walker, Sarah Breedlove
Walk er, Sarah Breedlove |ˈwôkər ˈwɔkər | (1867 –1919 ), US entrepreneur and philanthropist; known as Madame C. J. Walker. She invented and marketed a preparation to straighten hair in 1905 and built her business into the largest African-American –owned firm in the US, giving much of her wealth to black educational institutions and charities.
Walker Cup
Walk er Cup a golf tournament held every two years and played between teams of male amateurs from the US and from Great Britain and Ireland, first held in 1922. The tournament was instituted by George Herbert Walker, a former president of the US Golf Association.
walkies
walk |ies |ˈwɔːkɪz | ▶noun informal a period of exercising a dog. PHRASES go walkies go missing, especially as a result of theft: the insurers have drawn up a list of cars most likely to go walkies.
walkie-talkie
walk ie-talk ie |ˌwôkē ˈtôkē ˈˌwɔki ˈtɔki | ▶noun a portable two-way radio.
walk-in
walk-in |ˈwɔk ˌɪn | ▶adjective 1 (esp. of a storage area ) large enough to walk into: a walk-in closet. 2 (of a service ) available for customers or clients without the need for an appointment: a walk-in clinic. ▶noun a walk-in customer or a walk-in storage area.
walking bass
walk ing bass |bās ˌwɔkɪŋ ˈbeɪs | ▶noun Music a bass part in 4 /4 time in which a note is played on each beat of the bar and which typically moves up and down the scale in small steps.
walking fern
walk ing fern ▶noun a North American fern with long slender tapering fronds that form new plantlets where the tips touch the ground, typically growing on limestone. [Asplenium (or Camptosorus ) rhizophyllus, family Aspleniaceae. ]
walking frame
walk ing frame ▶noun Brit. full form of walker.
walking leaf
walk ing leaf ▶noun 1 another term for leaf insect. 2 another term for walking fern.
walking leg
walk ing leg ▶noun Zoology (in certain arthropods, esp. crustaceans ) a limb used for walking.
walking papers
walk ing pa pers |ˈwɔkɪŋ ˈpeɪpərz | ▶plural noun informal notice of dismissal from a job: the reporter has been given his walking papers.
walking pneumonia
walk ing pneu mo ni a ▶noun a type of pneumonia caused by mycoplasmas, with symptoms similar to but milder than those of bacterial or viral pneumonia. It spreads easily and typically affects school-age children and adults under 40.
walking shoe
walk ing shoe ▶noun a sturdy, practical shoe with good treads, suitable for regular or extensive walking.
walking stick
walk ing stick |ˈwɔkɪŋ ˌstɪk | ▶noun 1 a stick, typically with a curved handle, used for support when walking. 2 (also walkingstick ) a long, slender, slow-moving insect that resembles a twig. In many species, it appears that there are no males and that the females lay fertile eggs without mating. [Family Phasmatidae, order Phasmida: many genera. ]
walking tour
walk ing tour ▶noun a sightseeing tour made on foot.
walking wounded
walk ing wound ed |ˈwo͞ondid ˌwɔkɪŋ ˈwundəd | ▶plural noun (usu. the walking wounded ) people who have been injured in a battle or major accident but who are still able to walk. • people who have suffered emotional wounds.
Walkman
Walk man |ˈwôkmən, -ˌman ˈwɔkmən | ▶noun ( pl. Walkmans or Walkmen ) trademark a type of personal stereo.
walk-on
walk-on |ˈwɔk ˌɔn | ▶adjective [ attrib. ] denoting a small nonspeaking part in a play or film. ▶noun a person who plays such a part, or the part itself. • a sports player with no regular status in a team.
walkout
walk out |ˈwôkˌout ˈwɔkˌaʊt | ▶noun a sudden angry departure, esp. as a protest or strike.
walkover
walk o ver |ˈwôkˌōvər ˈwɔkˌoʊvər | ▶noun 1 an easy victory: they won in a 12 –2 walkover. • a win by forfeit. 2 a somersault in which a gymnast performs a handstand and then slowly moves the feet backward and down to the floor, or first arches back into a handstand and then slowly moves the feet forward and down to the floor.
walk-through
walk-through |ˈwɔk ˌθru | ▶noun 1 a tour or demonstration of an area or task: a floor-by-floor walk-through of the library. • a software model of a building or other object in which the user can simulate walking around. • a rough rehearsal of a play, film, or other performance, without an audience or cameras. • Computing a product review of software carried out before release. • (in computer gaming ) a document giving advice on how to complete a game. players may consider downloading a free walk-through of the game. 2 an undemanding task or role. • a perfunctory or lackluster performance. ▶adjective [ attrib. ] designed to be walked through: a walk-through gallery | walk-through registration.
walk-up
walk-up |ˈwɔk ˌəp | ▶adjective (of a building ) allowing access to the upper floors by stairs only; having no elevator: a walk-up hotel. • (of a room or apartment ) accessed in this way. • (of a building or service ) easily accessible to pedestrians: a walk-up food stand. • (of a travel fare ) at the price charged for immediate use rather than at the lower level provided when a customer makes a reservation in advance: the one-way walk-up fare from Baltimore to San Francisco. ▶noun a building allowing access to the upper floors by stairs only.
walkway
walk way |ˈwôkˌwā ˈwɔkˌweɪ | ▶noun a passage or path for walking along, esp. a raised passageway connecting different sections of a building or a wide path in a park or garden.
Oxford Dictionary
walk
walk |wɔːk | ▶verb 1 [ no obj., usu. with adverbial ] move at a regular pace by lifting and setting down each foot in turn, never having both feet off the ground at once: I walked across the lawn | she turned and walked a few paces. • go on foot for recreation and exercise: you can walk in 21,000 acres of moorland. • [ with obj. ] travel over (a route or area ) on foot: the police department has encouraged officers to walk the beat. • used to suggest that someone has achieved a state or position easily or undeservedly: no one has the right to walk straight into a well-paid job for life. • move in a similar way to walking, but using one's hands or a support such as stilts: he could walk on his hands carrying a plate on one foot. • (of a quadruped ) proceed with the slowest gait, always having at least two feet on the ground at once. • [ with obj. ] ride (a horse ) at the slowest pace: he walked his horse towards her. 2 [ with obj. and adverbial of direction ] guide, accompany, or escort (someone ) on foot: he walked her home to her door | figurative : a meeting to walk parents through the complaint process. • [ with obj. ] take (a dog ) out for exercise: she spotted a man walking his retriever. • [ with obj. ] train and look after (a hound puppy ). 3 [ no obj. ] informal (of a thing ) go missing or be stolen: customers have to leave a deposit to ensure the beer glasses don't walk. 4 [ no obj. ] N. Amer. informal abandon or suddenly withdraw from a job or commitment: he was in place as the male lead but walked at the eleventh hour. • be released from suspicion or from a charge: had any of the others come clean during the trial, he might have walked. 5 [ no obj. ] (of a ghost ) be visible; appear: the ghosts of Bannockburn walked abroad. 6 [ no obj. ] Cricket (of a batsman ) leave the field without waiting to be given out by the umpire. 7 [ no obj. ] Baseball reach first base automatically after not hitting at four balls pitched outside the strike zone. • [ with obj. ] allow or enable (a batter ) to walk. 8 [ no obj. ] archaic live or behave in a particular way: walk humbly with your God. ▶noun 1 an act of travelling or an outing on foot: he was too restless to sleep, so he went out for a walk. • [ in sing. ] used to indicate the time that it will take to reach a place on foot or the distance to be travelled: the library is within five minutes' walk. 2 a route recommended or marked out for recreational walking. • a path: the street lamps illuminated the riverside walk. 3 [ in sing. ] an unhurried rate of movement on foot: they crossed the field at a leisurely walk. • the slowest gait of an animal. • a person's manner of walking: the spring was back in his walk. 4 Brit. a part of a forest under one keeper. • the place where a gamecock is kept. 5 Brit. a farm where a hound puppy is trained. 6 Baseball an instance of reaching first base automatically after not hitting at four balls pitched outside the strike zone. PHRASES walk before one can run grasp the basic skills before attempting something more difficult. walking encyclopedia (also walking dictionary ) informal a person who has an impressive knowledge of facts or words. walk the boards see board. a walk in the park informal something that is very easy to accomplish: as any director will tell you, doing Shakespeare isn't a walk in the park. walk it informal achieve a victory easily. walk Matilda see Matilda 2. walk someone off their feet walk with someone until they are exhausted. walk of life a person's occupation or position within society: the courses attracted people from all walks of life. walk on air see air. walk on eggshells be extremely cautious about one's words or actions. walk the plank see plank. walk the streets 1 walk freely in a town or city. 2 work as a prostitute. walk the walk (also walk the talk ) informal, chiefly N. Amer. suit one's actions to one's words. walk the wards dated gain experience as a clinical medical student. win in a walk N. Amer. win without effort or competition. PHRASAL VERBS walk all over informal treat in an inconsiderate or exploitative manner: don't let the cops walk all over you. • defeat easily. walk away casually or irresponsibly withdraw from a situation in which one is involved or for which one is responsible: they can walk away from the deal and leave the other person stranded. walk away with informal another way of saying walk off with. walk in on come upon (a person or situation ) suddenly or unexpectedly: he was clearly not expecting her to walk in on him just then. walk into informal become involved in through ignorance or carelessness: I had walked into a situation from which there was no escape. walk off with informal 1 steal. 2 win: the group walked off with a silver medal. walk something off take a walk in order to undo the effects of a heavy meal. walk out 1 depart or leave suddenly or angrily. • go on strike. • abandon someone or something towards which one has responsibilities: he walked out on his wife. 2 Brit. informal, dated go for walks in courtship: you were walking out with Tom. walk over 1 informal another way of saying walk all over. 2 Horse Racing traverse (a racecourse ) without needing to hurry, because one has no opponents or only inferior ones. walk up! Brit. used by a showman as an invitation to enter a circus or other show. DERIVATIVES walkable adjective ORIGIN Old English wealcan ‘roll, toss ’, also ‘wander ’, of Germanic origin. The sense ‘move about ’, and specifically ‘go about on foot ’, arose in Middle English.
walkabout
walk |about |ˈwɔːkəbaʊt | ▶noun 1 chiefly Brit. an informal stroll among a crowd conducted by an important visitor. 2 Austral. a journey (originally on foot ) undertaken by an Australian Aboriginal in order to live in the traditional manner. PHRASES go walkabout 1 wander around from place to place in a protracted or leisurely way. 2 (of an Australian Aboriginal ) journey into the bush in order to live in the traditional manner.
walkathon
walk |athon |ˈwɔːkəθɒn | ▶noun informal a long-distance walk organized as a fundraising event. ORIGIN 1930s: from walk, on the pattern of marathon .
walker
walk ¦er |ˈwɔːkə | ▶noun 1 a person who walks, especially for exercise or enjoyment. 2 short for baby walker. • N. Amer. a walking frame.
Walker, Alice
Walk ¦er |ˈwɔːkə | (b.1944 ), American writer and critic; full name Alice Malsenior Walker. Notable novels: The Color Purple (Pulitzer Prize, 1982 ) and Possessing the Secret of Joy (1992 ).
Walker, Jimmy
Walk er, Jimmy |ˈwôkər ˈwɔkər | (1881 –1946 ), US politician; full name James John Walker. He was mayor of New York City 1926 –32 but resigned when his involvement in fraud was exposed.
Walker, John
Walk ¦er |ˈwɔːkə | (b.1952 ), New Zealand athlete. He was the first athlete to run a mile in less than 3 minutes 50 seconds (1975 ).
Walker, Sarah Breedlove
Walk er, Sarah Breedlove |ˈwôkər ˈwɔkər | (1867 –1919 ), US entrepreneur and philanthropist; known as Madame C. J. Walker. She invented and marketed a preparation to straighten hair in 1905 and built her business into the largest African-American –owned firm in the US, giving much of her wealth to black educational institutions and charities.
Walker Cup
Walk ¦er Cup a golf tournament held every two years and played between teams of male amateurs from the US and from Great Britain and Ireland, first held in 1922. The tournament was instituted by George Herbert Walker, a former President of the US Golf Association.
walkies
walk |ies |ˈwɔːkɪz | ▶noun informal a period of exercising a dog. PHRASES go walkies go missing, especially as a result of theft: the insurers have drawn up a list of cars most likely to go walkies.
walkie-talkie
walkie-talkie |wɔːkɪˈtɔːki | ▶noun a portable two-way radio.
walk-in
walk-in ▶adjective 1 (especially of a storage area ) large enough to walk into: a walk-in cupboard. 2 (of a service ) available for customers or clients without the need for an appointment: a walk-in clinic.
walking bass
walk |ing bass ▶noun Music a bass part in 4 /4 time in which a note is played on each beat of the bar and which typically moves up and down the scale in small steps.
walking fern
walk |ing fern ▶noun a North American fern with long slender tapering fronds that form new plantlets where the tips touch the ground, typically growing on limestone. ●Asplenium (or Camptosorus ) rhizophyllus, family Aspleniaceae.
walking frame
walk |ing frame ▶noun Brit. a frame used by disabled or infirm people for support while walking, typically made of metal tubing with rubber feet.
walking leaf
walk |ing leaf ▶noun another term for walking fern.
walking leg
walk |ing leg ▶noun Zoology (in certain arthropods, especially crustaceans ) a limb used for walking.
walking papers
walk |ing pa ¦pers ▶plural noun N. Amer. informal notice of dismissal from a job: the reporter has been given his walking papers.
walking pneumonia
walk ing pneu mo ni a ▶noun a type of pneumonia caused by mycoplasmas, with symptoms similar to but milder than those of bacterial or viral pneumonia. It spreads easily and typically affects school-age children and adults under 40.
walking shoe
walk |ing shoe ▶noun a sturdy, practical shoe, suitable for regular or extensive walking.
walking stick
walk |ing stick ▶noun 1 a stick with a curved handle used for support when walking. 2 (also walking-stick insect ) North American term for stick insect.
walking tour
walk |ing tour ▶noun a sightseeing tour made on foot.
walking wounded
walk |ing wound ¦ed ▶plural noun (usu. the walking wounded ) people who have been injured in a battle or major accident but who are still able to walk.
Walkman
Walk |man |ˈwɔːkmən | ▶noun ( pl. Walkmans or Walkmen ) trademark a type of personal stereo.
walk-on
walk-on ▶adjective denoting or having a small non-speaking part in a play or film. ▶noun 1 a person who plays a walk-on part. 2 N. Amer. a sports player with no regular status in a team.
walkout
walk |out |ˈwɔːkaʊt | ▶noun a sudden angry departure, especially as a protest or strike.
walkover
walk |over |ˈwɔːkəʊvə | ▶noun an easy victory: they won in a 12 –2 walkover.
walk-through
walk-through ▶noun 1 a tour or demonstration of an area or task: a floor-by-floor walk-through of the library. • a software model of a building or other object in which the user can simulate walking around. • a rough rehearsal of a play, film, or other performance, without an audience or cameras. • Computing a product review of software carried out before release. • (in computer gaming ) a document giving advice on how to complete a game. 2 an undemanding task or role. ▶adjective (of a building or other structure ) permitting access from either end: a walk-through gallery.
walk-up
walk-up ▶noun N. Amer. a building allowing access to the upper floors by stairs only. • a room or flat in a walk-up building.
walkway
walk |way |ˈwɔːkweɪ | ▶noun a passage or path for walking along, especially a raised passageway connecting different sections of a building or a wide path in a park or garden.
American Oxford Thesaurus
walk
walk verb 1 they walked along the road: stroll, saunter, amble, trudge, plod, dawdle, hike, tramp, tromp, slog, stomp, trek, march, stride, sashay, glide, troop, patrol, wander, ramble, tread, prowl, promenade, roam, traipse; stretch one's legs; informal mosey, hoof it; formal perambulate. 2 he walked her home: accompany, escort, guide, show, see, usher, take, chaperone, steer, shepherd. ▶noun 1 their country walks: stroll, saunter, amble, promenade; ramble, hike, tramp, march; turn; dated constitutional. 2 the map shows several nature walks. See trail (sense 5 of the noun ). 3 he shoveled the front walk: path, pathway, walkway, sidewalk. 4 her elegant walk: gait, step, stride, tread. PHRASES walk all over informal 1 be firm or he'll walk all over you: take advantage of, impose on, exploit, use, abuse, misuse, manipulate, take liberties with; informal take for a ride, run rings around. 2 we walked all over the home team. See trounce. walk off /away with 1 informal she walked off with my wallet. See steal (sense 1 of the verb ). 2 he walked off with four awards: win easily, win hands down, attain, earn, gain, garner, receive, acquire, secure, collect, pick up, net; informal bag. walk of life we come from different walks of life: class, status, rank, caste, sphere, arena; profession, career, vocation, job, occupation, employment, business, trade, craft; province, field. walk out 1 he walked out in a temper: leave, depart, get up and go, storm off /out, flounce out, absent oneself; informal take off. 2 teachers walked out in protest: (go on ) strike, stop work; protest, mutiny, revolt. walk out on did you hear that Sierra walked out on Curt? desert, abandon, leave, betray, throw over, jilt, run out on; informal dump, ditch. WORD NOTE See traipse Conversational, opinionated, and idiomatic, these Word Notes are an opportunity to see a working writer's perspective on a particular word or usage.
walker
walker noun he as always a vigorous walker: hiker, rambler, traveler, roamer, rover, pedestrian; literary wayfarer.
walkout
walkout noun workers staged a walkout at 10:45 this morning: strike, stoppage, industrial action, job action, revolt, rebellion.
walkover
walkover noun after yesterday's walkover, today's tight game was especially exciting: easy victory, rout, landslide; informal piece of cake, pushover, cinch, breeze, picnic, laugher, whitewash; informal duck soup.
Oxford Thesaurus
walk
walk verb 1 the two men walked along the road deep in conversation: stroll, saunter, amble, wend one's way, trudge, plod, hike, tramp, trek, march, stride, troop, patrol, step out, wander, ramble, tread, prowl, footslog, promenade, roam, traipse; stretch one's legs, go for a walk, take the air; advance, proceed, move, go, make one's way; informal mosey, pootle; Brit. informal yomp; rare perambulate. 2 he walked the five miles into town: go by /on foot, travel on foot, foot it, be a pedestrian; informal go by /on Shanks's pony, hoof it. 3 she thanked him for walking her home: accompany, escort, guide, show, see, convoy, conduct, usher, marshal, lead, take, attend, chaperone, steer, herd, shepherd. PHRASES walk all over someone informal 1 be a bit firmer with the kids or they'll walk all over you: take advantage of, impose on, exploit, make use of, use, abuse, misuse, manipulate, take liberties with, trifle with, play with; informal walk over, take for a ride, put one over on, play for a sucker, run rings around. 2 Kelburne looked as though they were going to walk all over the home team: trounce, beat hollow, defeat utterly, rout, annihilate, triumph over, win a resounding victory over, be victorious over, crush, overwhelm, best, get the better of, worst, bring someone to their knees; informal thrash, lick, hammer, clobber, paste, pound, pulverize, crucify, demolish, destroy, drub, give someone a drubbing, cane, wipe the floor with, give someone a hiding, take to the cleaners, blow someone out of the water, make mincemeat of, murder, massacre, slaughter, flatten, turn inside out, tank; Brit. informal stuff, marmalize; N. Amer. informal blow out, cream, shellac, skunk, slam. walk off /away with 1 informal someone's walked off with my car keys: steal, thieve, make /run off with, carry off, help oneself to, rob, pilfer, purloin, pocket, snatch, take, appropriate, abstract; informal filch, swipe, nab, snaffle, blag, ‘borrow ’, ‘liberate ’, rip something off; Brit. informal pinch, nick, half-inch, whip, knock off, trouser. 2 he walked off with four awards: win easily, win hands down, achieve, attain, earn, gain, receive, obtain, acquire, secure, collect, pick up, come away with, net; informal bag. walk out 1 he had walked out in a temper: leave suddenly, make a sudden departure, get up and go, storm off /out, flounce out, push off, depart, leave, get out, absent oneself, take wing; informal take off. 2 teachers are ready to walk out in a protest over class sizes: go on strike, call a strike, strike, withdraw one's labour, stop work, take industrial action; protest, mutiny, revolt; Brit. informal down tools. walk out on he walked out on his pregnant girlfriend: desert, abandon, leave, leave in the lurch, betray, run away from, throw over, jilt, run out on, rat on; informal chuck, dump, ditch, leave someone holding the baby; archaic forsake. ▶noun 1 country walks: stroll, saunter, amble, promenade; ramble, hike, tramp, march; constitutional, turn, airing, excursion, outing, breather. 2 he admired her elegant walk: gait, manner of walking, pace, step, stride, tread, carriage, bearing. 3 street lamps illuminated the riverside walk: pathway, path, footpath, track, lane, alley, alleyway, walkway, promenade, footway, pavement, trail, trackway, ride, towpath; road, avenue, drive. 4 the first job is to sort the post into different walks: route, beat, round, run, circuit. PHRASES walk of life people from all walks of life: class, status, rank, caste, station, sphere, arena, area, domain, realm; line of work, line, profession, career, vocation, calling, job, occupation, employment, business, trade, craft, pursuit, work, province, field; French métier. walk in the park informal the second movement is consequently a little easier, though still no walk in the park: easy task, easy job, child's play, nothing, five-finger exercise, gift, walkover, sinecure; informal doddle, breeze, piece of cake, picnic, money for old rope, money for jam, cinch, sitter, kids' stuff, cushy job /number, doss, cakewalk, pushover; N. Amer. informal duck soup, snap; Austral. /NZ informal bludge, snack; S. African informal a piece of old tackie; Brit. vulgar slang a piece of piss; dated snip.
walker
walker noun hiker, rambler, wayfarer, traveller, roamer, rover, footslogger; pedestrian, person on foot, foot traveller, stroller.
walkout
walkout noun strike, industrial action, stoppage, withdrawal of labour, go-slow, protest; revolt, mutiny, rebellion.
walkover
walkover noun away games are never a walkover: easy victory, runaway victory, rout, landslide, triumph, gift; informal piece of cake, kid's stuff, child's play, doddle, pushover, cinch, breeze, sitter, picnic, like taking candy from a baby, thrashing, whitewash; N. Amer. informal shoo-in, cake walk, duck soup; dated snip; Brit. vulgar slang piece of piss. ANTONYMS struggle.
Duden Dictionary
Walke
Wal ke Substantiv, feminin Fachsprache , die |W a lke |die Walke; Genitiv: der Walke, Plural: die Walken 1 ohne Plural das Walken 2 Maschine, mit der Filze hergestellt werden
walken
wal ken schwaches Verb |w a lken |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « mittelhochdeutsch walken = walken, prügeln, althochdeutsch walchan = kneten, zu wallen 1 Textilindustrie (Gewebe ) durch bestimmte Bearbeitung zum Verfilzen bringen 2 (in der Lederherstellung ) Häute durch mechanisch knetende u. ä. Bearbeitung geschmeidig machen 3 Hüttenwesen Feinbleche zum Glätten über hintereinander angeordnete Walzen laufen lassen 4 a landschaftlich (Gegenstände aus Leder, besonders Schuhe ) durch kräftiges Einreiben mit Lederfett und anschließendes Kneten o. Ä. weich, geschmeidig machen b landschaftlich (Teig ) kräftig durchkneten den Teig kräftig walken c landschaftlich kräftig massieren d landschaftlich (Wäsche beim Waschen mit der Hand ) kräftig reibend, knetend bearbeiten
walken
wal ken schwaches Verb |ˈwɔːkn̩ |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »ist « zu englisch to walk = gehen Walking betreiben wir sind gestern Abend noch gewalkt
Walker
Wal ker Substantiv, maskulin , der |ˈwɔ:kɐ |der Walker; Genitiv: des Walkers, Plural: die Walker jemand, der Walking betreibt
Walker
Wal ker Substantiv, maskulin , der |W a lker |der Walker; Genitiv: des Walkers, Plural: die Walker 1 jemand, der die Arbeit des Walkens 1 1, 2 ausführt Berufsbezeichnung 2 landschaftlich Kurzwort für: Nudelwalker 3 dem Maikäfer ähnlicher brauner Käfer mit unregelmäßigen gelblich weißen Flecken, der besonders auf sandigen Böden und auf Dünen vorkommt
Walkerin
Wal ke rin Substantiv, feminin , die |ˈwɔː …|weibliche Form zu Walker
Walkerin
Wal ke rin Substantiv, feminin , die |W a lkerin |weibliche Form zu Walker
Walkie-Talkie
Wal kie-Tal kie Substantiv, Neutrum , das |ˈwɔːkiˈtɔːki |das Walkie-Talkie; Genitiv: des Walkie-Talkie [s ], Plural: die Walkie-Talkies englisch walkie-talkie, zu: to walk = gehen und to talk = sprechen tragbares Funksprechgerät
Walking
Wal king Substantiv, Neutrum , das |ˈwɔːkɪŋ |das Walking; Genitiv: des Walking [s ] englisch walking = das Gehen, zu: to walk = gehen intensives Gehen [als sportliche Betätigung ]
Walking Bass
Wal king Bass , Wal king bass Substantiv, maskulin , der Walkingbass |ˈwɔːkɪŋbeɪs ˈwɔːkɪŋbeɪs |der Walking Bass; Genitiv: des Walking Bass der Walkingbass; Genitiv: des Walkingbass englisch walking bass, eigentlich = gehender Bass (im Jazz ) rhythmisch gleichmäßig fortschreitende Basslinie
Walkjanker
Walk jan ker Substantiv, maskulin , der |W a lkjanker | Janker aus gewalktem 1 Material
Walkman
Walk man Substantiv, maskulin , der ® |ˈwɔːkmən |der Walkman; Genitiv: des Walkman [s ], Plural: die Walkmans und Walkmen |[…mən ]|englisch Walkman ®, aus: to walk = gehen und man = Mann kleiner tragbarer Kassettenrekorder mit Kopfhörern
Walkmühle
Walk müh le Substantiv, feminin früher , die |W a lkmühle |Anlage zum Walken 1
Walküre
Wal kü re Substantiv, feminin germanische Mythologie , die |Walk ü re auch ˈval …|die Walküre; Genitiv: der Walküre, Plural: die Walküren nach altisländisch valkyria; zum 1. Bestandteil vgl. Walstatt , 2. Bestandteil zu Kür , also eigentlich = Wählerin der Toten auf dem Kampfplatz 1 eine der Botinnen Wodans, die die Gefallenen vom Schlachtfeld nach Walhall geleiten 2 scherzhaft große, stattliche [blondhaarige ] Frau die Frau des Ministers ist eine Walküre
French Dictionary
walkie-talkie
walkie-talkie ou talkie-walkie FORME FAUTIVE Anglicisme pour émetteur-récepteur portatif.
walkman
walkman FORME FAUTIVE Anglicisme pour baladeur.
Spanish Dictionary
walkie-talkie
walkie-talkie nombre masculino Aparato portátil para comunicarse una persona con otra que se encuentra a corta distancia; consiste en un sistema emisor y receptor de ondas de radiofrecuencia :algunos walkie-talkies tienen un radio de cobertura de varios cientos de metros .Se pronuncia aproximadamente ‘uoki-toki ’ o ‘ualki-talki ’.El plural es walkie-talkies .
walkiria
walkiria (también valquiria o valkiria )nombre femenino 1 Divinidad de la mitología nórdica que en los combates designaba a los héroes que debían morir .2 Joven de los países nórdicos, rubia, alta y fuerte .Se pronuncia ‘valquiria ’.
walkman
walkman nombre masculino Aparato portátil reproductor de casetes, y a veces también receptor de radio, que es de reducido tamaño, solamente se puede oír a través de auriculares y funciona con pilas .ETIMOLOGÍA Préstamo del inglés Walkman , nombre de marca, compuesto por to walk ‘andar ’ y man ‘hombre ’.Se pronuncia aproximadamente ‘uokman ’ o ‘ualman ’.El plural es walkmans o walkman .
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
walk
walk /wɔːk /〖語源は 「転がる 」〗動詞 ~s /-s /; ~ed /-t /; ~ing 自動詞 1 〖walk +副詞 〗〈人が 〉歩く , 徒歩で行く ; 散歩する (!副詞 は到達点 方向 出所 場所などの表現 ) ▸ walk into [out (of )] the room 歩いて部屋に入る [から出る ]▸ walk down the street 通りを (ずっと )歩いて行く (!必ずしも 「下り 」を意味しない ) ▸ The sign says, ‘Don't walk '.信号は 「止まれ 」になっている ▸ He walked over [up ] to Jane .彼はジェーンに歩み寄った ▸ walk back to the desk 机のところに歩いて戻る ▸ I always walk home from school .いつも学校から徒歩で帰宅します ▸ walk up and down 歩いて行ったり来たりする 2 〘野球 〙フォアボールで歩く ; 〘バスケ 〙トラベリングする .3 〈物が 〉少しずつ動く ; ⦅米 くだけて ⦆なくなる, 盗まれる .4 ⦅米 ⦆〈人が 〉無罪になる .5 ⦅米 くだけて ⦆仕事をやめる ; ストライキする .6 ⦅文 ⦆〈幽霊が 〉出る, うろつく .7 ⦅文 ⦆世を渡る ; 暮らす .他動詞 1 〖walk A (+副詞 )〗〈人が 〉A 〈距離 場所 〉を歩く , 歩いて行く (!副詞 は到達点 出所などの表現 ) ▸ walk six miles to school 6マイル歩いて学校に通う ▸ walk the extra distance 余分な距離を歩く ▸ walk the street 通りを歩く 2 〈人が 〉〈犬など 〉を散歩させる , 連れて歩く ▸ walk the dog 犬を散歩させる 3 〖~ A (+副詞 )〗〈人が 〉A 〈人 〉を歩いて送る ; (親切に )Aに付き添って歩く ▸ I'll walk you to school .学校まで送ろう 4 〈人が 〉〈重い物 〉をゆっくり動かす ; 〈自転車など 〉を歩いて動かす .5 〖~ A C 〗A 〈人など 〉を歩かせることでC 〈状態 〉にする (!Cは 形容詞 前置詞句など ) .6 〘野球 〙〈人 〉をフォアボールで歩かせる .w à lk (á ll ) ó ver A ⦅くだけて ⦆1 A 〈人 〉をこき使う, いじめる .2 A 〈人 〉をやっつける, Aに楽勝する .w à lk aw á y 1 【人 物などから 】歩き去る, 立ち去る «from » ▸ walk away without saying anything 何も言わずに歩き去る .2 〈人が 〉【悪い状況から 】しっぽを巻いて逃げる, 去る «from » .3 〈人が 〉【事故などを 】無傷で切り抜ける «from » .w à lk aw á y with A 1 A 〈金など 〉を持ち逃げする .2 A 〈ある感情 〉を抱いてその場を立ち去る .3 〈人が 〉A 〈賞 (金 )など 〉を楽に得る ; Aに楽勝する .w à lk fr é e 〈人が 〉無罪放免になる .w à lk í n 〈人が 〉歩いて入る ; (不意に )立ち寄る .w á lk in A 〈人が 〉A 〈場所 部屋など 〉の中を歩く ; A 〈ドア 〉から (部屋や建物などの中に )歩いて入る .w à lk í n on A 〈人が 〉部屋に入ってA 〈(いるはずのない )人 〉に出くわす ; (その結果 )Aに気まずい思いをさせる .w á lk into A 1 ↑自動詞 1 .2 〈人が 〉A 〈物 〉にうっかり歩いていてぶつかる ▸ walk right into a tree 木にまともに歩いてぶつかる 3 ⦅くだけて ⦆〈人が 〉A 〈悪い状況 〉にうっかり巻き込まれる ▸ walk into a trap わなにひっかかる 4 ⦅くだけて ⦆A 〈仕事 〉にすぐありつく .w á lk it ⦅話 ⦆1 歩いて行く, 徒歩で旅行する .2 ⦅英 ⦆〈人が 〉簡単に成功する, 楽に勝ち取る .w à lk ó ff (人を後に残して )歩き去る ; 怒って出て行く .w à lk A ó ff [ó ff A ]1 A 〈食事 〉の腹ごなしをする ; A 〈病気 不快感など 〉を散歩して取り除く, 治す .2 ⦅米 ⦆(ストのため )A 〈仕事 〉をやめる .w à lk ó ff with A ⦅くだけて ⦆1 =walk away with A (1 ).2 =walk away with A (3 ).w à lk ó n 歩き続ける .w à lk ó ut 1 〈人が 〉【陽光 暗やみ 道などの中へ 】歩いて出る, 出歩く «into » ▸ walk out into the rain 雨の中へと歩いて出て行く .2 〈人が 〉【会議 公演会などから 】(怒って )退場 [退席 ]する ; 【仕事などを 】突然辞める «of » .3 〈労働者などが 〉ストライキをする .w à lk ó ut on A 1 〈人が 〉A 〈夫 妻 家族など 〉のもとを突然去る, Aを見捨てる, Aと別居する .2 〈人が 〉A 〈事 物 〉の責任を放棄する, Aを放り出す .w à lk A thr ó ugh [thr ó ugh A ]⦅主に米 ⦆〈人が 〉A 〈(劇の )場面など 〉を練習する, 実行する .w á lk A through B ⦅米 ⦆〈人が 〉A 〈人など 〉のためにB 〈手順など 〉を指示する [実践してみせる ].名詞 複 ~s /-s /1 C 散歩 , 出歩くこと , 徒歩旅行 (!しばしば方向 出所 場所などの修飾語を伴う ) ; 〖通例単数形で 〗(ある時間 距離などの )歩き , 歩くこと ▸ go (out ) [come ] for a walk 散歩に出かける (!(1 )comeは聞き手も一緒に行く場合. (2 )go walkingはしばしば 「徒歩旅行 (trekking )に行く 」ことを表す ) ▸ It's only a half-mile [a ten-minute, ten minutes (')] walk from here .ここから歩いてたった半マイル [10分 ]です ▸ It's a long [short ] walk home .家までは歩いてかなりある [少しだ ]▸ take [have ] a walk around ぶらぶら散歩をする (→take 他動詞 3 a コーパスの窓 (1 ))▸ take one's dog for a walk 犬を散歩に連れて行く 2 C 散歩コース , 遊歩道 ; 歩道 ▸ a fine walk in the city 街のすてきな散歩道 3 U 〖one's ~〗(人の )歩き方 , 歩く様子 ▸ His walk was steady .彼の歩みはしっかりしていた 4 〖a ~〗(走らないで )歩くこと ; (馬の )並足 (→gallop ); 行進 ▸ slow (down ) to a walk 歩調を緩める 5 C 社会的地位, 職業 ; 履歴 ▸ people from all walks [every walk ] of life あらゆる職業の人々 6 C ⦅米 ⦆〘野球 〙フォアボール .7 C ⦅英 ⦆(行商人などの )通り道 .8 C (家畜などの )飼育 [訓練 ]場 .in a w á lk 楽々と, たやすく 〈勝つなど 〉.t à ke a w á lk 1 ↑名詞 1 .2 ⦅主に米話 けなして ⦆〖命令形で 〗あっちへ行け .
walkabout
w á lk ab ò ut 名詞 C 1 ⦅主に英 くだけて ⦆(王族など重要人物による非公式の )民衆視察 ▸ go on a walkabout 民衆視察をする 2 ⦅英 ⦆徒歩旅行, 遠足 .3 ⦅豪 ⦆(先住民の定期的な )放浪 .g ò w á lkabout ⦅英話 おどけて ⦆〈人 物が 〉どこかにいなくなる, 消える, 紛失する .
walkathon
walk a thon /wɔ́ːkəθɑ̀n |-θɔ̀n /名詞 C 長距離競歩走 ; (慈善募金を集めるための )長距離競歩大会 .
walker
w á lk er 名詞 C 1 歩行者, 歩く人 ; ⦅主に英 ⦆散歩好きな人 ▸ a fast [slow ] walker 早足の [足の遅い ]人 2 ⦅主に米 ⦆歩行器 〘幼児 体の不自由な人 病人などが用いる 〙.3 歩く鳥 〘飛んだり泳いだりしない 〙.
walkie-talkie
walk ie-talk ie ⦅まれ ⦆walk y-talk y /wɔ̀ːkitɔ́ːki /名詞 複 -ies C 携帯用無線電話機, トランシーバー .
walk-in
w á lk- ì n 形容詞 〖名詞 の前で 〗1 (人が立って入れるほど )大きい .2 予約なしで利用できる [入れる ]〈事業 病院など 〉; 予約なしの 〈客 患者など 〉.3 通りから部屋に直接入れる 〈アパート 〉.
walking
w á lk ing 名詞 U 1 歩くこと, 歩行 ; ウォーキング ; 散歩, ハイキング ▸ go walking 散策に出かける 2 〘スポーツ 〙競歩 .形容詞 1 歩行用の ; 歩いて行ける ▸ walking shoes ウォーキング用の靴 ▸ be within walking distance of the station 駅から歩いて行ける距離にある 2 ⦅おどけて ⦆〖名詞 の前で 〗歩く …, …さながらの人 .~́ b ù s ⦅英 ⦆集団登下校をする子供の一団 .~̀ d í ctionary [encyclop é dia ]⦅おどけて ⦆生き字引, 物知り .~̀ dis á ster (à rea )⦅おどけて ⦆人騒がせなやつ, どじな人 ; 歩く災害 .~́ fr à me 歩行器 .~̀ h ó liday ⦅主に英 ⦆徒歩旅行をする休日, 散歩を楽しむ休暇 .~́ p à ce 歩く速度 .~́ p à per ⦅米 ⦆〖通例 ~s 〗解雇通知 (⦅英 ⦆marching orders )▸ give A A's walking papers Aを解雇する ~́ st ì ck 1 (老人の )歩行用杖 (つえ ), ステッキ .2 ⦅米 ⦆〘虫 〙ナナフシ (stick insect ).~́ t ò ur ⦅主に英 ⦆徒歩旅行 .
Walkman
W á lk man 名詞 複 ~s C ⦅商標 ⦆ウォークマン 〘携帯用ヘッドホン付き小型カセット [CD ]プレーヤー 〙.
walk-on
w á lk- ò n 形容詞 〖名詞 の前で 〗台詞 (せりふ )のない 〈役など 〉.名詞 C (台詞のない )端役 ; その俳優 (walk-on part ).
walkout
w á lk ò ut 名詞 C 1 ストライキ, スト .2 (会議などでの )退場, 退席 (!抗議を表すための ) ▸ stage a walkout ストライキを行う ; (会議を )退席する
walkover
w á lk ò ver 名詞 C ⦅くだけて ⦆〖通例単数形で 〗楽勝, 一方的な勝利 ; 不戦勝 .
walkthrough
w á lk thr ò ugh 名詞 C (テレビゲームの )完全攻略ガイド .
walk-up
w á lk- ù p 名詞 C ⦅米 くだけて ⦆エレベーターのないアパート [建物 ]; その部屋 [事務所 ].形容詞 〖名詞 の前で 〗エレベーターのない 〈アパートなど 〉.
walkway
w á lk w à y 名詞 複 ~s C 1 (公園などの広めの )歩道 .2 歩行者用通路 〘建物の間を結ぶ高い位置にある通路 〙.